Brief Life History of Abraham Benjamin
When Abraham Benjamin Tulk was born on 3 August 1849, in Iowa, United States, his father, Joseph Fulk, was 24 and his mother, Eliza Ann Black, was 22. He married Laura Ellen Nelson on 19 July 1875, in Jefferson, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Walnut Township, Jefferson, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Henry, Iowa, United States in 1905. He died on 1 February 1912, in Jefferson, Iowa, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (42)
- A B Tulk, "Iowa State Census, 1905"
- Abraham B. Fulk, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Abraham Benj Tulk, "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992"
Spouse and Children
1849–1912 Male
1868–1923 Female
Children (6)
1891–1970 Female
1894–1920 Male
1895–1963 Female
1898–1946 Male
1902– Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1826– Male
1828– Female
Siblings (4)
1849–1912 Male
1853– Female
1857–1936 Female
1858–1917 Male
World Events (8)
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
Age 8
1863
Age 14
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
Age 17
Name Meaning
English (Dorset and Somerset): nickname from Middle English tulk(e), tolk(e) ‘man; soldier, fighting man’.
German: very rare variant of Tolk 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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